Miriam Adeney is an international speaker, teacher, and writer with a widespread and varied ministry. She has written dozens of articles and books, including A Time for Risking: Priorities for Women and Daughters of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim Women. She currently holds teaching positions at Seattle Pacific University, Regent College, and Fuller Theological Seminary, and visiting professorships in seminaries all over the world. She also serves as a mentor to Christian writers in Asia and Latin America.

Miriam earned her bachelor's degree in anthropology from Wheaton College. She also holds a master's degree in journalism from Syracuse University and a doctorate in anthropology from Washington State University. She serves on boards for several ministry organizations, including Christianity Today International and Christians for Biblical Equality.

Miriam is a member of University Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington. She is married to Michael Adeney, and is mother to Daniel, Joel, and Michael.

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Read Miriam's Gifted for Leadership articles:

– "Famished for God" (May 28, 2007)

See Miriam's contributions to our other Christianity Today International resources:

– "A Wake-Up Call to Become Global Christians", Christianity Today magazine (September 2001)

– "Ministering Women, Part 1 and Part 2", (Forum discussion with Miriam, Jill Briscoe, Mary Kassian, and Jean Thompson) Christianity Today magazine (April 1996)

– "McMissions", Christianity Today magazine (November 1996)